Don't forget tomorrow - January 29th our club will be meeting at Valentini's Vicino Lago.
1400 London Rd, Duluth, MN 55805.
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This Weeks Program; We are Meeting at Valentinis this Morning! January 29th, 2020; 7:00 AM
Mike Waldron, 23rd Veteran Organization
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photo credit https://23rdveteran.org/our-staff/
Mike Waldron
Executive Director
Mike joined the Marine Corps as an Infantryman a week after high-school. In 2001 he spent 6 months in the Pacific Ocean where he experienced building schools in Indonesia, training on islands of Japan, and preparing for non-lethal extraction of a U.S. Ambassador.
In 2002 Mike was meritoriously promoted to a non-commissioned officer for his dedication and duties as a Marine. Afterward, he deployed to Kuwait as a show of force leading to Operation Iraqi Freedom. Mike and his unit were the first to cross the border in the initial invasion of Iraq, spending his 21st birthday securing enemy prisoners of war near Al-Bashara. He returned from combat after 8 months overseas and was honorably discharged into civilian life.
Following the Marine Corps, Mike obtained a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, managed Federal Buildings and U.S. Courthouses throughout the Midwest, returned to Purdue to learn Entrepreneurship through EBV, and has found his life purpose in serving other veterans.
The 23rd Veterans Organization's
Mission
Provide happier, healthier lives for veterans living with trauma.
Overview
Depression is common among our returning veterans with over 130,000 veteran suicides since 9/11. In 2012, it was estimated that 22 veterans a day commit suicide. 23rd Veteran was created with that shocking statistic in mind.
23rd Veteran is a groundbreaking program working to help veterans adjust back to the civilian world. A nonprofit organization headquartered in Minnesota, 23rd Veteran has created a model which uses brain science, evolutional theory, positive trigger re-association, and positive psychology to assist veterans leaving the military and those who never properly transitioned. We also provide training to businesses and communities who want to create a more positive environment for our returning veterans.
Mano a Mano has been working on a new health clinic in Tocopilla, Bolivia. The clinic is now complete, and is the organization's 170th clinic project. The Tocopilla clinic will join Mano a Mano’s network of 169 clinics throughout Bolivia. Mano a Mano’s network of clinics average nearly 1 million patient visits each year.
Providing Access to Health Care for 2,070 People
With the new clinic, medical professionals working in the community will have a much more comfortable working environment (which is very important for retaining staff in isolated rural communities), and community residents will have regular access to quality health care services provided through the Bolivian Health Ministry. The new clinic will provide comprehensive basic medical services.
The clinic program’s approach is that health outcomes can be dramatically improved with simple yet effective interventions, beginning with the basic ability to consistently access quality services in their own communities.
Providing Training, Education, and a Fully Equipped Clinic
As a Mano a Mano clinic, it will have Volunteer Health Promoter Training and Continuing Health Education workshops provided through the counterpart organization Mano a Mano Bolivia; it will also receive equipment and supplies to ensure that it is fully-furnished, and is connected with Mano a Mano Bolivia medical staff via radio for help with any difficult cases or issues. (Mano a Mano Bolivia also constructs many of the items for each clinic project such as beds and exam tables.)
The Tocopilla clinic project is a collaboration with:
- Mano a Mano Bolivia (who oversees and manages the project from inception to completion)
- Harbortown Rotary Club
- Municipal Government of Villa Tunari
- The Community of Tocopilla
- Mano a Mano International
Story adapted from the Mano a Mano International Website and Facebook page.
Let's help Rotary International save money and be better environmental stewards by switching today to the digital version of the Rotarian magazine!
Follow these instructions and start making a difference today!
- Visit the rotary website - www.rotary.org
- Click on For Members in the top right corner of the page
- Click on Sign In To My Rotary
- Click on Member Center located in the upper right of the page
- Click on Read the current issue of the Rotarian
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- Complete the form, check the two boxes and bit submit. You do not need your ID number if you already have a Rotary.org account.
What a great Foundation Day last week! Over $10,000 was raised for the Rotary Foundation and we made 10 new Paul Harris Fellows.
Thank you to each of you that contributed. Most members present at the meeting turned in their contributions already, however some did not so please do send in your contribution using the form given or visit www.rotary.org and click on Donate to make the contribution on-line. Please select the Annual Fund or Polio Plus. It is easy to do and you can even set-up a reoccurring contribution.
For those of you who were not able to attend the meeting you too can click on the link above and make your contribution to the Rotary Foundation. I will also hand out forms over the next several weeks for your use. Please send me a quick note to let me know how much you are giving so that I can update our club's giving tally. I thank you in advance for supporting the Rotary Foundation.
On behalf of the Rotary Foundation and the millions of people who are impacted by the good deeds that the Rotary Foundation makes possible I say THANK YOU. Clean water in Haiti, schools in Guatemala and and numerous local projects are all possible because of YOU!
Have a most awesome day knowing that YOU are making a difference in the world.
Keith Kylmala
Please consider the Rotary Foundation in your estate plan.
The address to mail your contribution is:
The Rotary Foundation
14280 Collections Center Drive
Chicago, IL 60693
Rotary Bolivia Trip October 12th - 24th+/-, 2020; Assuming Bolivian politics are stable for our visit. Safe travel is paramount.
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Enclosed is a flyer announcing the Bolivia Trip for this coming Fall, October 12th - 24th+/-, 2020; 2020, assuming Bolivian politics are stable for our visit. Safe travel is paramount. The approximate cost is $2,300 for travel expenses and we will limit the number of attendees to a dozen travelers. The available slots will be assigned on a first come, first served basis with preference given to Rotarians. There is a February 1st signup deadline and require anyone who wants to join the trip to provide me with a $250 check, made out to Mano a Mano Intl. for transportation costs associated with in - country travel, to reserve a spot. Many side trips are possible and will be determined by the groups preference. I personally recommend visiting the Bolivia capital of La Paz, and would like to see the Inca sites near Lake Titicaca at the end of the trip.
Karl D. Everett
International Chairman,
Harbortown Rotary Duluth
c/o Holiday Inn and Suites
207 W Superior St Suite 201,
Duluth, MN 55802
Harbortown Rotary Duluth
c/o Holiday Inn and Suites
207 W Superior St Suite 201,
Duluth, MN 55802
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Rotary Bolivia Trip 2020
Dates: October 12th - 24th+/-, 2020;
(+/- depending on side trips)
Come join us on an adventure visiting our Rotary International Projects in Bolivia. We are planning to travel to Bolivia to dedicate the Tocopilla Medical Clinic in the Amazon and visit water well and reservoir projects, medical clinics near Cochabamba Bolivia; and view future project opportunities with our Bolivian partners Mano a Mano International and Mano a Mano Bolivia. We have had great success assisting the communities with medical care and water resource projects in the past with our Rotary funded projects and have received wonderful receptions from the Bolivian people. Experience the people, culture, Amazon jungle, and the Cordillera Real Mountains with potential site trips including La Paz, Inca historic sites near Lake Titicaca, Machu Picchu, Uyuni salt flats, Toro Toro National Park, Cretaceous park in Sucre, Santa Cruz, and other historic, religious and cultural sites. If you are interested or would like more information, please email your contact information and let me know if you would like to attend.
Karl Everett, Harbortown Rotary, Duluth, MN
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SAVE THE DATE - Dragon Boat Festival, August 21 & 22, 2020!
This event is our major fundraiser and we need all Harbortown Rotarians to help out with getting teams, sponsors, and volunteers to help with setting up, managing, and tear down for this event. Set a goal to help us make the 2020 Dragon Boat Festival successful. To volunteer to help out for the event or a committee spot please contact me!
Karl Everett
LSDBF 2020 Co-Chair
https://lakesuperiordragons.com/
